A review of implementation gaps in the enforcement of environmental regulation in India
The Judiciary observes in the opening line of the judgement of the Supreme Court on CRZ pertaining to the Indian Council of Enviro-Legal action vs. Union of India 1996, that if the mere enactment of laws can ensure a clean environment, perhaps India would be pollution-free and opines that despite enactment of several laws the desired result has not been achieved due to their poor implementation. The Legislature highlights, through the recent report of the Parliamentary Committee on Science & Technology and Environment and Forests on